Flights Bethel → Anchorage
BET → ANC
How long is the flight from Bethel to Anchorage?
The flight from Bethel (BET) to Anchorage (ANC) takes 1h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Bethel to Anchorage operates with a Boeing 737-400 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%, with average delays of approximately 12.8 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 218 flights on this route, serving one of Alaska's busiest airports in Anchorage, which handles nearly 4.9 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Bethel (BET) → Anchorage (ANC) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 533 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bethel the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Anchorage: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bethel (BET) to Anchorage (ANC) heads east for about 640 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Bethel on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of BET-ANC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bethel the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Anchorage it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 533 tracked BET-ANC flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about BET-ANC
The flight from Bethel (BET) to Anchorage (ANC) takes 1h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Bethel (BET) -> Anchorage (ANC) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 533 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bethel-Anchorage is 1.69% across 533 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
